The women who had visited last time entered the courtyard at the back, and immediately a maid came to lead them to the side room.
The side room was warm and bustling; as soon as they entered, they couldn't keep their heavy clothing on.
After taking off their outer cloaks, they were promptly served warm jujube ginger tea, which was sweet and dispelled the chill from their bodies.
Lady Chen and Lady Qu were among the earliest to arrive. Being more familiar with Wang Yongzhu, they exchanged a few words of banter, but when they were about to sit down as host and guests, they noticed the reception room was unlike usual?
There was a square table set in the middle, covered with a thick dark green felt mat, and on it was a pile of small, white, glossy tiles?
What is this? Lady Chen asked candidly.
